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Yeah it's definitely not an ideal car to try to sell in orange county. Anywhere north of SF and I could probably sell it much easier - half of the calls I've gotten have been from out of state. Perhaps I should offer a delivery option...But it sure would suck to drive 1500 miles and discover I'm ...

Hey All,

I really appreciate all the helpful info I've gotten off this forum, but now it is time to pass my Tercel on to the next lucky owner. I bought this one while I was repairing rear end damage to my Miata and I'm all done now. Condition is pretty typical for a 1980s family car. Mechanically ...

Well after lots of scraping and scrubbing, I finally got enough nastiness off the the drivetrain to be able to see what was leaking. It's funny how just cleaning parts makes it so much easier to understand how they work. I was pleased to see that it looks like I only have one leak; where the ...

Hey Guys,

Thanks for all the great tips in response to my last post. I followed your advice and promptly filled up the gear oil in the transmission and transaxle. Indeed, they were quite low. Hopefully not too much damage was done. After filling them up, I wasn't terribly surprised that I've now ...

Thanks for all the tips folks. Already planned on checking the tran oil as soon as I could clear enough space in the garage (only flat ground at the house). I'm pretty confident the whine wasn't coming from the trans. Definitely hoping the oil isn't low though, because if it is...it probably has ...

Hello All,

Just wanted to introduce myself and my latest purchase - a 1983 Tercel SR5 with 230k miles on the clock. The story of how I came to own this Tercel could probably be turned into a made for TV movie, but I'll give you guys the short version: On Mother's Day, I was hit from behind on the ...